Rundown

• [Intro] Despite being 2-4, the Chicago White Sox are tied for first place in the AL Central
• [1:42] James Fegan joins the show before he got on his flight to cover the series in Detroit. He shared his opinion of what fueled the strong starting pitching first turn through the rotation
• [4:43] First impressions of Shane Smith
• [10:11] What is Sean Burke's strikeout pitch?
• [14:01] Does Brooks Baldwin have staying power?
• [23:15] Series Preview: Detroit. Why having to face three straight right-handed pitchers could give White Sox fits
• [32:54] Fantasy baseball team updates
• [36:20] Jim Margalus joins the show before making his way to Birmingham to cover the Barons home opening series. There's a brief Schriffen Minute but mostly our thoughts about the CHSN broadcasts
• [53:51] White Sox infield defense exceeding expectations (in a good way) early.
• [59:24] What the hell is wrong with Colson Montgomery?
• [64:49] What Jim is hoping to see and cover in Birmingham
• [72:19] Around MLB: Are the Atlanta Braves in trouble?

Rundown

• [Intro] Chicago White Sox received good starting pitching performances from Sean Burke and Jonathan Cannon. Audio from their postgame interviews in what clicked for them.
• [4:47] James Fegan and Jim Margalus join the show to share their early observations of the White Sox series loss to the Angels. How this weekend displayed the pitching vision Brian Bannister and Ethan Katz have for 2025.
• [12:24] Good news was that the Chicago White Sox hit three home runs and scored eight runs on Opening Day. Bad news is that they only scored two runs in the next two games.
• [19:39] The infield defense wasn't bad as they turned six double plays. Meanwhile, the outfield defense has a chance to be rated well with more rangy fielders.
• [26:31] Is Brooks Baldwin the next Leury Garcia?
• [29:32] Old friends Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada returned to two different fan reactions
• [37:47] Series Preview: Minnesota Twins. After getting swept by St. Louis, what kind of Twins team is coming into Chicago this week?
• [51:23] Around MLB: Torpedo Bat, tough weekend for AL and NL Centrals, and the Miami Marlins lead the NL East

Live show recording from Ramova Theater for 2025 Opening Day Eve on March 26, 2025.

Guests:

• [Intro] Jim Callis of MLB.com talks about the White Sox farm systems and which prospect is most interesting to him
• [30:44] Courtney Finnicum of Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast dishes out her predictions for the 2025 White Sox. With being a big brunch fan and wanting to see more breakfast dishes at ballparks, Chef Kevin Hickey of Duck Inn and Ramova Grill stops by to share how he would approach the task.